---
name: "Vodalian Hypnotist"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Merfolk Wizard"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["B", "U"]
keywords: []
set: "PLST"
set_name: "The List"
collector_number: "INV-84"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Rebecca Guay"
oracle_id: "586d64c7-6aa9-42a0-9d8a-9dece52bc5d6"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/vodalian-hypnotist-plst"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Vodalian Hypnotist
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Merfolk Wizard
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1

## Oracle Text
{2}{B}, {T}: Target player discards a card. Activate only as a sorcery.

> *"Deceit is the heart of war."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Hollowsage](/printing/hollowsage-shm.md) — Creature — Merfolk Wizard
2. [Zuran Enchanter](/printing/zuran-enchanter-ice.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
3. [Deepwater Hypnotist](/printing/deepwater-hypnotist-bng.md) — Creature — Merfolk Wizard
4. [Sadistic Hypnotist](/printing/sadistic-hypnotist-plst.md) — Creature — Human Minion
5. [Wilderness Hypnotist](/printing/wilderness-hypnotist-eve.md) — Creature — Merfolk Wizard
6. [Soothsayer Adept](/printing/soothsayer-adept-stx.md) — Creature — Merfolk Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The List (PLST) #INV-84
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Rebecca Guay
- **Total Printings:** 10 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`